Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.2° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
158
149
131
145
143
149
128
94
124
90
95
203
304
264
255
255
266
266
221
216
182
154
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:39AM1.77m
4:20PM1.92m
4:48AM1.78m
5:22PM1.95m
5:51AM1.83m
6:19PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.34m
10:42PM0.40m
11:02AM0.33m
11:45PM0.34m
12:02PM0.30m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
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6:50
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6:50
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7:28
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
12
10
9
11
14
13
15
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
16
16
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